The U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) and former UMAP clients Anna and Ryan Teal were recently featured in an article published by the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC). The article was featured as the cover story of Inspire Atlanta, a section in…
Join the U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) for the August aphasia social hour! This month’s free, virtual social hour is scheduled for 4 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday, August 4, 2022 via Zoom. The social hour is open to people with aphasia and…
The University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) at the University Center for Language and Literacy (UCLL) is now able to provide our in-depth and personalized aphasia therapy online to clients in Ohio. Clients in Ohio can now access our specialized,…
This May, join the U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) for the monthly aphasia social hour. The free, virtual social hour is scheduled for 4 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday, May 5, 2022 via Zoom. The social hour is open to people with aphasia…
Following the announcement of Bruce Willis’s retirement from his acting career, our UCLL Director Carol Persad was recently featured as an expert source to provide insight into what aphasia is. WDIV Detroit’s Channel 4 News produced the 3-minute segment on…
This April, join the U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) for the monthly aphasia social hour. The free, virtual social hour is scheduled for 4 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday, April 7, 2022 via Zoom. The social hour is open to people with aphasia…
Join the U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) for the March aphasia social hour. The free, virtual social hour is scheduled for 4 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursday, March 3, 2022 via Zoom. The social hour is open to people with aphasia and…
Join the U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) for the February aphasia social hour. The free, virtual social hour is scheduled for 4 p.m. (Eastern) on Thursday, February 3, 2022 via Zoom. The social hour is for anyone in the aphasia community…
Meet Carol Viventi
Born and raised in Detroit, Carol Viventi currently lives in East Lansing, Michigan with her family. Carol had a stroke three years ago, and has both apraxia and aphasia. We asked Carol, a U-M Aphasia Program client,…
Help Build Aphasia AwarenessJune of each year is Aphasia Awareness Month — a time when all in the aphasia community are asked to advocate for and educate around the communication disorder aphasia. Aphasia has an awareness problem. It's more common…
